He looks upon me with love!

Psalm 119:130-136New Living Translation (NLT)
"The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand.  I pant with expectation,
longing for your commands. Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name.  Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments. Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees. Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.

I'm so thankful for HIS word that gives me light in such a dark world. When I have an asthma attack I pant with expectation that whatever it is that I take to help will help me to breathe easier. Just as I study HIS word I pant with expectation that He would give me wisdom to understand HIS commands. I love HIM and I'm thankful that HE shows me mercy. I ask him to guide me so that I will not be overcome by evil and to help me obey His commandments.

I want to feel HIS love, I want to learn HIS decrees. I cry because of how we as people disobey HIS instructions.

Life is hard. But if we just keep trusting in HIM, HE is our light, He shows us mercy, He Guides us, and most importantly He loves us.

Oh how he loves you and me! So thankful that He looks upon me with love.

Are you thankful for His light, mercy, guidance and love today?

If you need a little encouragement, I encourage you to take time to listen to this video!

Keep running....Don't Quit!

I'm doing an online Bible Study right now called 5 Habits of a Woman Who Doesn’t Quit by Nicki Koziarz - I highly recommend you buy this book if you struggle with quitting things in life.

I have been saying I'm going to keep up on writing on this blog for years. OOPS! I have been saying I'm going to write a book for years. OOPS! Have I quit on that? Have you seen my book out there? If you find it let me know. LOL How many blog post have I written in 2016? One other besides this one. OOPS! I'm a quitter. Don't judge. I'm sure you have quit before too. I enjoy writing, but because of my self esteem I have struggled with for years this causes me to quit at writing. I know I'm not the best writer, I know I have lots to learn, but God is a BIG God and HE is continuing to work on my self esteem and my writing.

I am going to stick with it, follow through and stay open to what God has for my writing in the future.  He knows my thoughts, he knows my heart and he knows my future.   

Stick with it, whatever you struggle with quitting.  I encourage you to follow through no matter how you feel.   The most important thing you can do is stay open to what God has for your future.  Thank you Nicki Koziarz for these tools that you have given me to share with others.  

I am going to continue to Pass Jesus my Baton in this race called life.  I am reaching for that finish line.  I have a long way to go, but he is right there beside me encouraging me to RUN, DO LIFE, EVEN WHEN I STRUGGLE.  His arms are wide open waiting for me to run into them on a daily basis.  

How about you?  Do you struggle with something that you keep quitting?  Do you struggle with self esteem like me?  It's ok be real, do life with me and let's encourage each other to Keep Running this race called life!  Pass your Baton off to HIM, HE is a great anchor!


Philippians 2:16 "Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless."

Finding the confidence I threw away!

Hebrews 10:35-37 "So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For, “In just a little while, he who is coming will come and will not delay.”

A few years back I really felt God calling me to speak to mom's. There are lot's of mom's that get frustrated and feel like they can't keep going. The hardest time's are when you have an elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about. God wanted me to share the time when I had an elephant in the room.

I went to a couple speak up conferences and learned a lot about speaking up. I spoke up, fell down, and have stayed down. I threw away my confidence from one person's comment about one of my talks. But I am going to change that in 2016, I'm going to persevere!

Finding something you throw away can be hard sometimes. You have to get dirty and dig deep into the trash. So as I find this confidence I threw away, I'm going to have to forget the dirt (the nasty comment) and dig deep into HIS word!

What about you have you thrown away your confidence, because of some harsh word? Dig deep into HIS word and I'm sure you will find it again. Persevere so that when you have done the will of God you will receive what he has promised.

If you fall down don't stay down!

~ Confidence is key. If you don't believe in yourself, then nobody will. ~ Unknown

So I'm asking all of you that pray to pray for me.

BIG ARMS...BIGGER ARMS!

Psalm 68:19 - 20a "Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!

For each day he carries us in his arms. Our God is a God who saves!"

I think my hubby has BIG arms, and I feel so special when he holds me in them and wraps them around me. He has held me several times in our 32 years of marriage, while listening to me laugh, cry, scream, be silent, or even argue. He has even carried me a few times with those BIG arms of his. I remember the day he carried me into a rat infested trailer house that was the beginning of Miracles Can Happen Boys Ranch and told me 'this is your new home!' I'm so thankful that God has blessed me with him. But even though he has BIG arms and he is my ROCK at times I still need God's BIGGER arms to hold me or carry me. When I look at the cross I think of HIM holding out his arms and waiting for me to run to him. This race of life can be tiring. discouraging. frustrating. humiliating. gut wrenching. heartbreaking. and just plain overwhelming. BUT GOD is running right beside me holding my hand, in front of me waiting for the baton and at the finish line with his arms open wide! I praise HIM and thank HIM for saving me so I can experience those BIGGER arms!

Aren't you glad that he carries you in his arms? I don't know that I could do this thing called life, if I didn't know that I had his arms to rest in!

As I go to sleep tonight, I'm going to think about him carrying me through another day tomorrow.

Resting in HIS arms while,

WISDOM!

Psalm 111:10 "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow his precepts have good understanding.  To him belongs eternal praise."

Lord, help me to constantly search you for the wisdom I need to live a Godly life as a woman of God, wanting to serve you with my whole heart.  Forgive me when at times I don't listen to the wisdom you are trying to teach me, forgive me for not listening to others that have the wisdom from you.  Help me to fear you in everything I do and say.  I want head and heart wisdom.  I know that wisdom and foolishness want to control my life, I choose wisdom!  Help me to choose wisdom daily in my life.  In Jesus Name AMEN!

So thankful that I'm participating in "The Best Yes" Bible study over at Proverbs 31 ministries, so excited to grow in wisdom.  

If you need help choosing the best yes....it's probably not to late to sign up.

Fearing the Lord today,

"BREATHE" I'm. Desperate. For. You GOD!

Have you ever struggled to breathe?  I can honestly say until about 3 years ago I took my breathing for granted.  I remember that day very vividly...I walked out of a pop can warehouse, drove to the next stop a couple blocks away and started struggling to get a deep breathe.  My first Asthma attack!  I have been told that I almost died when I was a little girl due to Bronchial Pneumonia, but I don't remember that feeling of not being able to breathe until the last three years.  

I'm so thankful for the asthma medicine to give me relief when having an asthma flare up, but I'm most thankful for my GOD, who has given me that breath in the first place, and my GOD who uses these flare up's to get me to slow down and really listen to him.  HE is my strength when mine is gone, HE tells me DO NOT BE AFRAID!  Peace, Be strong now, be strong!

Daniel 10:17 & 18 "How can I, your servant, talk with you, my lord? My strength is gone and I can hardly breathe.” Again the one who looked like a man touched me and gave me strength. “Do not be afraid, you who are highly esteemed,” he said. “Peace! Be strong now; be strong.”
Maybe it's not asthma you are dealing with, but maybe something very stressful in your life and you just feel like your walls are closing in on you.  Guess what HE is there for you, just BREATHE and listen to HIM!  Are you Desperate for HIM? He wants your undivided attention so HE can HOLD you and tell you DO NOT BE AFRAID!  Peace, Be Strong Now, be Strong!  

Love this song by Michael W. Smith  Hope this touches you tonight!  Remember, He loves you, and HE will help you BREATHE if you only let him!

Sitting back, resting, and listening to what HE has to say to me while in this flare up but thankful for him cheering me on while I continue this RACE called life!

GOD IS LOVE!

1 John 4:16 "And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them."

I'm so thankful that I know that I can rely on the love God has for ME!  There are so many times that I mess up, but he still LOVES ME!  

I just want to be able to live in love so I can display HIS love to others through my actions.  

Lord help me to display your love even when I don't feel like loving someone.  I want to share your love everyday not just on the good days.  

God. Is. Love.
So. Thankful.
I. Choose. Love. 
He. Loves. Me.

What about you are you going to rely on the love that God has for you today?  He is there with HIS arms open wide just waiting to give you that HUG!

Choosing His love,